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<p class="MsoNormal">The conference program is now online for Empirical Librarians 2020 (<a href="https://www.lib.utk.edu/emplibs/2020-program/">https://www.lib.utk.edu/emplibs/2020-program/</a>).<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">You can also click here to register: <a href="https://www.lib.utk.edu/emplibs/2020-registration/">
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<p class="MsoNormal">Early bird registration is $65 and has been extended to February 7, 2020. After that, registration will increase to $85.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Empirical Librarians 2020 will be held at University of Tennessee Conference Center in Knoxville, TN, on February 27-28, 2020. Location information can be found here:
<a href="https://www.lib.utk.edu/emplibs/2020-location/">https://www.lib.utk.edu/emplibs/2020-location/</a>.
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<p class="MsoNormal">EmpLibs is a small conference that specifically focuses on the unique place of original research and original researchers in the larger information environment. We are a place where librarians who do research and librarians who support
research can come together to share ideas and insights about original research by patrons and librarians.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2F5496">Christopher Eaker</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2F5496"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2F5496">Associate Professor & Data Curation Librarian
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ORCID: <a href="http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5881-1680"><span style="color:#0563C1">0000-0001-5881-1680</span></a>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2F5496">University of Tennessee Libraries<br>
236 John C. Hodges Library <br>
1015 Volunteer Boulevard <br>
Knoxville, TN 37996 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2F5496"><a href="mailto:ceaker@utk.edu"><span style="color:#2F5496">ceaker@utk.edu</span></a>
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(865) 974-4404 <br>
<a href="https://www.lib.utk.edu/scholar/"><span style="color:#2F5496">https://www.lib.utk.edu/scholar/</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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